Power Outages in Northampton County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and Roanoke Electric Member Corp in Northampton County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.7 hours.
Northampton County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Northampton County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/northampton-county
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and Roanoke Electric Member Corp in Northampton County.
83%of this county's ~11,776 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 9,760 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Roanoke Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and Roanoke Electric Member Corp reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Northampton Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27832 | 47 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 27831 | 29 | 0 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 27820 | 29 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 27869 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 27897 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 27842 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 27876 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27845 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27866 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27862 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27853 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Northampton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Northampton County right now.
Northampton County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Northampton County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 150 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 169 customers out (1.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Northampton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Northampton County went about 21.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,999 customers.
The US EIA reports North Carolina utilities averaged 3.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 21.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 4,999 customers out) · decade average 8.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 324 | 2,233 | 6.1 |
| 2016 | 395 | 2,199 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 421 | 2,072 | 4.9 |
| 2018 | 456 | 2,097 | 8.4 |
| 2019 | 427 | 1,844 | 8.8 |
| 2020 | 463 | 2,583 | 9.8 |
| 2021 | 463 | 2,144 | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 408 | 2,098 | 6.0 |
| 2023 | 335 | 1,659 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 388 | 1,976 | 4.6 |
| 2025 | 410 | 4,999 | 21.7 |
Cost of power in Northampton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Northampton County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Virginia Electric & Power Co12.7¢109,057 cust
- Roanoke Electric Member Corp20.7¢12,045 cust
- Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative13.9¢138 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 8.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Northampton County: FAQ
- How often does Northampton County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Northampton County, NC logged 410 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Northampton County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,999 customers without power, beginning May 16, 2025 and lasting about 2d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Northampton County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Northampton County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Northampton County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Roanoke Electric Member Corp, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Northampton County.
27820, 27831, 27832, 27842, 27845, 27853, 27862, 27866, 27869, 27876, 27877, 27897
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | 12.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Roanoke Electric Member Corp | 3.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37131 and /api/v1/counties/37131/history.